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Level of freedom for home owners

ORIGINAL POST
Posted by WIMdowz 11 yrs ago
I come from a country where stand-alone houses are common and thus where you have the freedom to pretty much change/do whatever you want in your home.


What are the limitations for owners of flats? Say I buy a 3 bedroom flat, but decide to make it spacier by knocking out one of the walls and make it a two bedroom?


Is this allowed? Does it depend on building to building? Would I need special permission? Does the floorplan need to be updated?


thanks

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COMMENTS
OffThePeak 11 yrs ago
What I can tell you for certain is:

There are certain walls that you cannot touch, since they are structural,

and may have impact on the ability of the building to hold weight

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traineeinvestor 11 yrs ago
OTP is correct. You cannot make structural changes without having them approved by the Bulidings Department who, I assume, would require an engineers report etc etc. You may also require approvaly from other owners under the Body Corporate Rules.


Non-structural changes depend on the Body Corporate Rules.

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WIMdowz 11 yrs ago
So basically it will depend from building to building. Thanks =)

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OffThePeak 11 yrs ago
yes.

Get hold of the Body Corporate Rules (for the building), if you can

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